Spooky Photo Captures the Ghost of a Little Boy Killed In a Mine. Or Not.

A woman taking a woodland stroll took a tree-tastic snap, thinking she was just capturing the beauty of earth. But what Elaine Stewart didn't realize was that she wasn't alone while she was gazing into the mist.

If you look closely at the photo Elaine took at England's Sandwell Valley Nature Reserve, you can see what appears to be the ghost of a small boy in old-timey garb. Or, you know, a camera flash.

The park is set atop 18th century mines. The child is believed to have been killed while working there.

"To be honest, I've got an open mind. Some say it's a trick of the light, others can definitely make out a figure. It's certainly divided opinion," Elaine told the Mirror.

On the Birmingham History Forum one local posted: "The ghost of Wasson Pool was quite common when I was a lad, we would cycle up to see it, always at night and always in the dark, of course."

"Some nights it did not show, but when it did, it was quite a sight, a wavy white shape floating about in the dark and nearly always at tree-top level."

"We never ever heard it make any sound."

Alright, so it's settled. There's a very demure tot quietly haunting a preserve near his old place of business. I don't know about you, but if I got axed in a mine, I'd probably spend my afterlife somewhere far, far away and festive, like the PEZ factory, but who knows. Maybe he just likes nature.

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